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Major airlines on Saturday canceled more than 4,000 US flights and delayed 3,000 more as the United States ​sought to recover from the longest nationwide shutdown of flights since the September 11, 2001, attacks.

The FAA said Saturday that some flight departures are resuming after it lifted the ground stop on Friday. Airlines continued to work through widespread delays and cancellations Saturday.

The grounding of all departing flights across the United States on Friday was only the second such shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks. But the reason – communications equipment problems – has become ​increasingly common.

Two Canadian airports have issued ground stops on Friday. NAV CANADA, the organization that runs Canada's airspace system, said it's to "safely manage traffic.

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The Federal Aviation Administration declared a rare nationwide ground stop on Friday, citing a “communication issue” impacting traffic control centers and “extraordinary circumstances.”

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday afternoon that it has grounded all flights across the United States due to “extraordinary circumstances” and issues related to safety.

The FAA ordered all flights across the country to remain grounded.